Solange: 'Sandcastle Disco'

What on earth is a 'Sandcastle Disco'? Solange never clarifies what such a beach boogie emporium might look like, but we're guessing from this funky, Motownish tune that it's probably a swish venue with free champagne for all. Solange's Sol-Angel album proved there's more than one talented girl in the Knowles family and this second single is one of its prime cuts.

Based around a lively Ronson-esque drumbeat, 'Sandcastle' finds Solange worrying about a cad who's earned himself a reputation with the ladies. Her vocals are the silky stuff of modern R&B, but her cries of "Ba ba ba ba ba-by" on the chorus have more than a hint of '60s girl group to them. Somehow managing to sound irresistibly catchy without resorting to tacky hooks or key changes, this track should get Beyoncé looking nervously over her shoulder.


> Click here to read our review of Solange's album